Dales Cornwall has expanded its business in the South West by adding Truro (formerly Ward Vauxhall) and Falmouth Vauxhall (formerly part of Riders Garages Group) to its portfolio.
Benfield Motor Group has appointed Heike O’Leary as group marketing director.
HR Owen has bought a Bentley dealership from Lookers.
Ian Dow, Knights' aftersales director, provides a look around the group's Stoke site.
Suzuki has appointed Walmer Adamson Motors to run its new showroom in Dover Road in Deal, Kent, bringing the total number of retailers in the UK network to 148.
A new Mitsubishi dealership due to open in Norwich later this month will become the twelfth dealer to join the franchise since the start of the year.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is creating 400 new showroom, technical and head office jobs, fuelled by strong sales growth in 2014.
Lookers has reported record first half results with adjusted pre-tax profits up 36% at £40.2 million.
An exclusive delegation of 12 owners of North American BMW dealerships visited Bowker BMW in Preston this month.
RMB Automotive, which owns car dealerships across the North East, has recorded an increase in pre-tax profits during a year in which it opened a Ford site and purchased land in Darlington as it looks to expand.
Marshall has acquired Astle BMW and Mini, Astle Motorrad and Crystal Motor Group.
Swansway Group has taken on the luxury Italian franchise Abarth.
Bristol Street Motors Ford Durham is celebrating two successful years in the city with a £2 million investment in the site.
Lookers' chief executive Andy Bruce has said future interest rate rises will not affect car sales - and could easily be offset by manufacturers passing on their gains from foreign exchange.
Marshall Motor Group has acquired the Hammonds Land Rover business in Halesworth, between Ipswich and Norwich. It is Marshall's second acquisition this week, having bought a Volvo business in Bishops Stortford from Regent Automotive Group.
Lings in Lowestoft has taken on the Mitsubishi franchise at its Lings Wharf site.
Trust Ford Business Solutions, a part of the rebranded Ford Retail, is offering start-up businesses and SMEs carrying out their own rebrand, a free-of-charge refresh of their vehicle livery.
Family-owned Subaru and Isuzu dealer Alex F Noble and Son has teamed up with Edinburgh College to host a young Danish mechanic on an apprentice exchange scheme.
Aftersales specialists still have a long way to go in convincing drivers of the necessity of regular servicing, in particular with regard to the benefits outweighing the cost.
Vertu Volkswagen Boston has helped one of its colleagues celebrate 45 years of service at the dealership.
